Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday said that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was not born to oppose or confront other institutions as he took over the body's leadership from Mexico.
Chile's Medical College said that the coronavirus situation in Argentina was critical as a result of the Omicron variant and advised against traveling to the neighboring country.
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Friday approved the first nationally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine. The body is also considering a second pediatric drug after having cleared Pfizer's for children aged 5 to 11.